Become a Shop Friend by sending by mail or e-mailing a picture of anything related to lapidary, shop helps, or project completed using gemstones or other natural stones, completed by you or a family member. Please see Shop Friends Contest for the current project of interest for the month. "Shop Friend of the Month" is an award from entries received and the winner will have their pick of any items on the web site with a value up to $50.00. The freight for the award is paid by the winner, but no handling fee is charged. If the item is more expensive, the $50.00 will be deducted from the item chosen. Send your name and state, or any other information you would like others to know, such as your e-mail address, web site, etc. The Shop Friend of the Month will be featured on the Home Page for one month and will be listed on the Shop Friends Contest Winners page for up to a year. Free web site advertising is nice to have if you are interested. The Shop Friend of the Month contest will feature a different category each month for pictures or images of rocks, slabs, cabs, jewelry, etc. Again, please see Shop Friends Contest. You may send in an entry or several entries of your chosing and if no entries are received for the requested image, it's possible, your entry could still be chosen. Participants are eligible to win twice in one year, but please use your discount code before the year is up before it expires. Send your entry via e-mail to stoneage@tritel.net or by mail with a photo, or post it on our Facebook web page, and we'll do the rest. Thank you and we look forward to an entry from you. Please see a recent image of a beautiful sphere by Ed Obermeyer, OR.